of
preposition (POSSESSION) weak /əv/ strong /ɒv/
/ɑːv/ Definition
A1 used to show possession, belonging, or origin: a friend of mine the president of the United States employees of the company the colour of his hair a habit of mine that revolting dog of hers the love of a good woman the complete plays of (= written by) LorcaBelongings and possessions
(Definition of of preposition (POSSESSION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accoutrements noun
- asset noun
- belongings noun
- capital assets noun
- chattel noun
- effect noun (POSSESSIONS)
- estate noun (PROPERTY)
- for preposition (INTENDED FOR)
- goods and chattels noun
- landholding noun
- lost property noun
- lost property office noun
- materially adverb (MONEY)
- name noun
- personal property noun
- possession noun
- property noun (THINGS OWNED)
- resource noun
- swag noun (POSSESSIONS)
- thing noun (OBJECT)
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